[REVIEW] Piolang CP-1 Raspberry Treatment Vinegar

I first heard of this product through my little loved group of skincare aficionados somewhere in between conversations about skin care, hair care, and random day-to-day ramblings. After reading mostly good reviews from a few of them, I decided to look up the product and soon after, decided to purchase it as it sounded promising enough to treat my “damaged” and brittle hair.

However, as even hair care runs on a YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) basis, did this huge bottle of pink liquid do anything good to my hair as it did for my friends’?

Piolang CP-1 Raspberry Treatment Vinegar Review:

Packaged in a huge(!!!) transparent bottle, the Piolang CP-I Raspberry Treatment Vinegar definitely piqued my interest. As I am quite a bit of a cheap skate, the relatively low price per volume is a definite steal, even more so when it was on a discount when I bought it.

Twisting open the cap of the bottle, a strong sweet raspberry scent is definitely apparent. So for those of you who dislike sweet scents, this is probably not for you. However, as it is a hair product, I personally find the scent very pleasing and enjoyable most of the time – except, maybe, when I’m facing a cold and any strong scent just annoys me to no end.

The product itself flows out of the small punctured hole easily due to its thin and lightweight watery consistency. Basically, it’s just pink/magenta-coloured water. Hence, application can be quite messy and it can be a bit of a waste if you’re not careful in the shower due to over-application. As I understood it to be an issue earlier on, I decided to transfer the liquid to a spray bottle and it’s worked pretty well for me.

In my case, despite it being mentioned to be a possible replacement for conditioner, I use it in between my shampoo and conditioner. To make it easier to understand, here is a short guide on how I maximise the use of the product to treat my long hair:

Massage shampoo onto scalp only. Rinse off thoroughly.

Spray Piolang CP-1 Raspberry Treatment Vinegar using spray bottle on the crown of head to ends of hair, concentrating more of the product on the mid to ends of hair.

Apply conditioner thickly to mid to ends of hair, concentrating more on the hair tips.

Results-wise, I must say that after including this product in my hair care routine, my hair has definitely become softer. Moreover, it may actually be helping my scalp to produce less oil as it does in fact have a pH value of around 5-6, which causes a healthy acidic environment for the skin.

I also find that it does not remove tangles that well on its own and neither does it help with frizzy hair problems, but coupled with a decent conditioner and suitable post-shower hair treatments, it definitely helps! However, I must say that it is not a miracle product in any way as I found that if my hair is really, really dry, it really does not do much to help.

I would give it 4/5. Overall, I must say that for the relatively cheap price tag and huge volume, I’m pleasantly surprised with the results – so pleasantly surprised that I’m actually considering on repurchasing it, actually.

However, as I still like experimenting with cosmetics in general, I’m still on the look-out for better products, if any. But to anyone who hasn’t tried it and are looking for hair softening products, please do give this one a try! It’s definitely worth the money, in my opinion.